The final image. It was a good chance to try out a variety of techniques and see how they got along with each other.

My initial sketch. I wanted both a sense of movement but also an otherworldliness. The final image is a bit more, uh... 'electric'.

Speed and Heat

The Martian heat ray technology proved adaptable to use on larger vessels, though the waste heat generated made them both unpopular with crews and tricky to use effectively in combat. Another illustration for 'Spacecraft of the First World War'.